Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-05-11

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cation for loan. so
Mixed paints, warranted not to crack
or scale, at Southworth's. AZ
Ladies' fine shoes, hand turned and
walking shoes at Wood IL Vincent's. As
The council is going to find out what
the cemetery sexton draws his salary
for.
Miss Blanche Steiniger arrived from
Ohio last Friday, and VIII remain here
quite awhile.
Remember, there are bargains, I'M
heard of in this city, at the store of
Blickhahn g. Co. 46
ID. w. Wing is here for few weeks,
after spending the winter in California.
He will summer in New York.
The merchant or business man who
sends away from home for printed sta
tiOnery, should never ask for a free
notice in home paper.
The INDEX has recently received a
large new lot of stationery and job
stock, and we are better prepared than
ever for the execution of first-class
job work.
The foundation for the new INDEX
Office was completed this week, and in
a short time, we may be found in our
new quarters, one half block east of
Main street, near the postoffice and
court house.
We are now handling the Hazelton
ROller-Mills Flour, in all grades, from
81 TO Sl.50 per sack, which we warrant
to be equal, if not superior to any flour
sold. Try sack on our recommends
ton. w. NJ. Wheeler. so
Mr.. Field reports that his stand of
corn this season is exceptionally good,
and off of the 200 acres he has planted
he expects to gather nearly 10000
bushels. Agriculture is not an exper-
iment in Barber county.
o. d. Brown, who has been working
for G. L. Freeman for several months,
will leave to-day with~his family for
his old home in Indiana, where he has
business to look after. His son, w. l..
Brown, the painter, will remain here.
Attention is directed to the card of
Sam1. Stewart, who purchased Blick-
hahn's harness and saddlery establish
ment. lie keeps expert workmen and
is just now making speciality of hand
made harness, warranted to give salts
faction under all circumstances.
G. w. Vickers has purchased of Nc
Clearey & Rouse three lots on Wash
ington avenue, directly west of Cherry
street, south of Capt. Freeman's, and
on the same place he will erect a sub
stantial residence in a short time. 1t
is one of the most desirable locations
in the city.
Our Hazelton correspondent men,
tions an item of interesting news this
week to the effect that Pete Brough, of
KiOwa, will be a candidate for county
treasurer, subject to the will of the
democratic nominating convention.
lie is said to be one of the most popu-
lar men in Kiowa.
The Kiowa extension of the South
ern Kansas railroad is now open to
travel to Woodward, a point but II
miles from Camp Supply. The mail
and express is now carried on the train
and the stage line has been discontin-
ued. The road Will be- completed to
the Texas line within few weeks.
The building association loan, sold
last Thursday night, was secured by L.
+. Hubbard, who bid discount of S0i
per cent.-that is, he agreed to accept
3Oi per cent. less than he gave his note
for. This is some more than the loans
have heretofore sold for, though it is
not more than 10 per cent. interest that
he will have to pay.
Judge Ellis has put up an immense
windmill and a huge water tank and
tower on his place adjoining town, and
now he proposes to devote his spare
time to identifying his garden, yard
and groves. The expense of water
tower and windmill is 80 small that it
is wonder that more people do not
build them in and near this city.
Aetna Clarion 1.-The S. S. conven-
ton held at this place last Saturday
and Sunday was conducted under very
circumstances, the wealth
er being warm, the wind rather noisy
and some of the speakers not present.
But Notwithstanding these and other
under the skillful leader
ship of Mr.. Aber, of Medicine Lodge, it
was very pleasant and we hope profit
able gathering"
COlwich Courier, April %: "Miss AL
ice Walker, a prominent young society
lady, of Lexington, Mo-, is the guest of
Miss May Steenrod. They graced the
Courier Office with their presence last
week, and we were at loss to do hon.
ors to their visit" Misses MAY
Steenrod and Alice Walker left, Satur-
day morning, for Medicine Lodge,
where they viii visit Miss Maggie Drys.
dale. We know they will have a de-
lightful time" They left here Satur-
day, for Colwich, after a visit of two
weeks.
Messrs. Shannon, Shannon & Burney,
of this city, have opened their Kiowa
Office under the name of Mexican,
Shannon & Co. Mexican s. Wiley,
prominent lawyers and real estate
agents of that city becoming members
Of the new firm with headquarters at
Kiowa. These gentlemen have just
completed set of abstract books for
the use of their Kiowa Office, and in ad-
dition to furnishing abstracts, they
will loan money ON real estate, write
insurance and do general loan and
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